Mont Blanc helicopter rescue
I wonder how much clearance was available for the rotor blades.
The pilot was quoted claiming this was somewhat routine stuff. Interresting job they are having!
The pilot was quoted claiming this was somewhat routine stuff. Interresting job they are having!
Since they had a winch and used it to recover the casualty - why on earth would you put the aircraft in such a hazardous position to pick up the first pax?
I know nose-in landings are routine and often the only way to get the job done but in this case it seems an unnecessary risk.
Some skillful flying to be sure but risk vs reward balance???
I know nose-in landings are routine and often the only way to get the job done but in this case it seems an unnecessary risk.
Some skillful flying to be sure but risk vs reward balance???
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Since they had a winch and used it to recover the casualty - why on earth would you put the aircraft in such a hazardous position to pick up the first pax?
Because that's just a training session, so they use both methods (the title of the thread is not accurate).
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My thoughts exactly
Since they had a winch and used it to recover the casualty - why on earth would you put the aircraft in such a hazardous position to pick up the first pax?
I know nose-in landings are routine and often the only way to get the job done but in this case it seems an unnecessary risk.
Some skillful flying to be sure but risk vs reward balance???
I know nose-in landings are routine and often the only way to get the job done but in this case it seems an unnecessary risk.
Some skillful flying to be sure but risk vs reward balance???
Because that's just a training session, so they use both methods (the title of the thread is not accurate).
Suggestion here
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-...ntain/10703580
that it is a real rescue with people involved named. You also get a longer video. The helicopter off loads 4 rescuers nose-in who sort out the
injured guys leg, then it picks up some of them nose-in and then it winches out injured guy and last rescuer.
[Disclaimer: I know stuff all about helicopters. I'm not a journalist.]
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-...ntain/10703580
that it is a real rescue with people involved named. You also get a longer video. The helicopter off loads 4 rescuers nose-in who sort out the
injured guys leg, then it picks up some of them nose-in and then it winches out injured guy and last rescuer.
[Disclaimer: I know stuff all about helicopters. I'm not a journalist.]
Seems like it would be more hazardous but see Disclaimer above :-)
I hate to be a spoil sport here....but there is much flatter ground shown in the beginning of the video.
In a real rescue....would it not make far more sense to package the victim....and move him a few hundred meters to a spot nearby that would afford a much less demanding landing and perhaps prevent the need for any winching at all.
If the extreme landing practice was desired....why not do it with no one but the crew aboard?
I mean what could possibly go wrong?
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In a real rescue....would it not make far more sense to package the victim....and move him a few hundred meters to a spot nearby that would afford a much less demanding landing and perhaps prevent the need for any winching at all.
If the extreme landing practice was desired....why not do it with no one but the crew aboard?
I mean what could possibly go wrong?
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As it now appears to have been a rescue rather than training it does call into question the wisdom of using nose-in landing instead of hoisting just to save a couple of minutes.
No - you can clearly see that there is someone still in the door once the aircraft has dropped off the other 3 persons.
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One gust, one autopilot malfunction and a bloke with an injured leg will seem trivial. He would need all his superior skill to get out of his demonstration of superior skill. They put the winch on for a reason.